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Eating out in Perth & WA
Trusted reviews from WA’s best food writer, all in one place.
Wrong Skin podcast
Investigates an unsolved death and a missing person in the outback.
Eat, sleep, move: How Rio keeps its miners happy in the remote Pilbara
A million meals, 75,000 flight passengers and sales of $4 billion: just another month in WA for the country’s largest iron ore producer.
Right patient, wrong surgery: WA’s shocking hospital bungles
Wrong meds, botched surgeries and “sentinel events”: WA’s health system has harboured a growth in clinical errors.
Give Bali a break: Nine amazing places you should visit instead
There are plenty of beach getaways that offer far more than the island we have all loved too much.
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WA news live
WA Police searching for former ‘most wanted’ man
WA Police have issued an urgent alert to locate former bank robber Brett Maston who allegedly removed his ankle monitoring bracelet this morning. Follow our live coverage here.
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Archibald Prize
In defence of Gina Rinehart: I hate my Archibald portrait too
The vanity in portraiture lies in the conceit of being selected in the first place, swiftly followed by dismay at the outcome.
Antoinette Lattouf
Broadcaster, columnist and author
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Air accident
Rescuers find crashed helicopter that was carrying Iranian president
Rescue teams were having difficulty reaching the crash site in mountainous terrain but could see it from about two kilometres away.
Analysis
AFL 2024
The killer stat that shows Harley really is the new Dusty
All the hype about Harley Reid was justified. Well, most of it anyway. The teenage phenomenon is the AFL’s No.1 tackle-buster, and in just nine games, he’s already made a start on a hall-of-fame highlights reel.
Explainer
Healthcare
A big night out. A fall. A coma for three weeks. Then Fiona woke up
An “acute brain failure” jettisons a patient, their doctors and families into an anxious twilight zone. How aware is a person in a coma? And how are decisions made in the face of uncertainty?
Albanese says Dutton has vibes, not policies
“He has a vibe, not a policy and with, like all of us, the so-called announcements that he’s made, when you look at the details … there’s no costings, no understanding about impact on the economy,” Albanese said.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs admits beating singer Cassie, says he’s sorry
Security footage emerged over the weekend of the rapper beating his then-girlfriend and protégé in 2016. Combs has now released his own video, saying his actions were inexcusable.
Ramen and repairs: What a designer on $115k spends in a week
On Money Diaries this week, a Melbourne-based product designer binges Bridgerton and watches The Notebook for the first time.
In the midst of the grief of losing my mother, this is how I learned to cope
Even though motivation, energy levels and clear thinking take a huge hit, and the thought of simply making a decision can be exhausting, getting going helps.
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Air accident
‘No sign of life’ from crashed helicopter that was carrying Iranian president
Rescue teams were having difficulty reaching the crash site in mountainous terrain but could see it from about two kilometres away.
How does an $8.50 mascara compare to a $69 one? The truth about luxe beauty
We all love high-end beauty, with its slew of lush ingredients, but we also love a bargain that has cult status.
The insidious effect of the fabric in your favourite stretchy jeans
Do you think your clothing quality is declining? Fossil fuel fashion is on the rise, while climate change is impacting the quality of natural fibres.
Analysis
AI
Google, OpenAI race to create vital AI assistant
Both companies are rolling out technology that lets you talk to their chatbots in a much more natural way.
THE PEOPLE OF PERTH
HBF Run For a Reason 2024: In Pictures
Thousands of people converged in Perth on Sunday to run for charity.
Inside the next chapter at cult Perth wine bar
A familiar face returns to the influential William Street wine bar while a special guest is coming to Perth to launch the new Sunday lunch.
Western Australia
Perth doctor charged with indecent assault
A doctor has been charged with indecently assaulting a woman during a medical procedure in Western Australia.
Supercars star Waters ends ‘bad luck’ with Perth win
Cam Waters admits he was hanging by his fingernails before finally breaking through for his first win of the Supercars season in Perth thanks to a Chaz Mostert penalty.
Charges laid over stabbing of sleeping homeless man on St Georges Terrace
It will be alleged the accused approached the victim and stabbed him twice in the back as he lay defenceless in his sleeping bag.
Perth carer admits leaving autistic man in hot car during heatwave
Tze Wing Tam had cared for Jefferson Do for eight years and was highly thought of by his family when he left him for hours inside a car on a sweltering January day.
Second man charged with murder over Safety Bay stabbing
A 50-year-old man has been accused of stabbing a 30-year-old man to death in a Safety Bay home two weeks ago. A 46-year-old man was also earlier charged over the same incident.
Politics
Exclusive
Biodiversity
Environmental offsets scheme riddled with breaches
The federal government’s first national audit of the environmental offsets scheme has found many projects are not fulfilling their commitments.
Business
Banks not doing enough to help struggling borrowers, says ASIC
As the number of customers falling behind on their repayments rises, the watchdog says too many people in hardship are finding it hard to get help.
World
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
What Iranian president’s helicopter crash means for the Middle East
Iran views itself as the chief patron of Palestinian resistance to Israeli rule, and top officials have called for Israel to be wiped off the map.
Joseph Krauss
Opinion
Why Israel is losing the PR war
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
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Property
Exclusive
Cladding crisis
High hopes, low quality: special levies and repairs plague apartment owners
Cracks, leaks, and cladding – there are hidden dangers in Australia’s new apartments, and it’s costing owners thousands.
The Perth suburbs where it’s cheaper to buy a home now than a year ago
Buyers across more than a dozen Perth suburbs from the coast to the hills can spend less on a house today.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Opinion
Real life
What do King Charles and Margot Robbie have in common? They’re both avid kidulters
It’s easy to assume that toys speak only to kids and that once puberty hits, we stop needing their comfort. But that assumption would be wrong.
Shona Hendley
Writer
Culture
Never mind the fat shamers, Garfield was my kind of guy
As the lasagne-loving tabby returns to our screens, I’m glad he’s still happy to indulge.
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Sport
Eagles fans can’t get enough of new toy Harley Reid
West Coast coach Adam Simpson has described Harley Reid as the “new toy” for Eagles fans, and he has a key piece of advice for the 19-year-old: ‘Just go out there and have fun.’
Supercars star Waters ends ‘bad luck’ with Perth win
Cam Waters admits he was hanging by his fingernails before finally breaking through for his first win of the Supercars season in Perth thanks to a Chaz Mostert penalty.
Manchester City win fourth straight EPL title, Spurs seal Europa League place
A 3-1 win over West Ham United sealed another Premier League trophy for Pep Guardiola’s men as they pipped rivals Arsenal on the final day of a thrilling season.
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Formula 1
Verstappen wins at Imola, Piastri fourth after grid penalty
Australian ace Oscar Piastri finished fourth for McLaren after being demoted on the grid.
How did they lose that? Hawks shocked by late Power surge
Disappointed Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell was still scratching his head for answers – and positives – after his team lost a game they appeared to have sewn up.
Webster, King set to face MRO scrutiny as Saints crash to defeat against Dockers; Tigers suffer more injury pain
Collingwood, Western Bulldogs, Fremantle and Brisbane scored wins in the Saturday games for round 10.
‘You wrote the rules, you idiots’: Inside Australia’s dressing-room reaction to Bairstow stumping
Australia’s immediate debrief in the aftermath of the controversial Jonny Bairstow stumping and a flurry of abuse in the Lord’s Long Room, is revealed by the latest season of the Amazon Prime documentary.
Have Your Say
‘You wrote the rules, you idiots’: Inside Australia’s dressing-room reaction to Bairstow stumping
Australia’s immediate debrief in the aftermath of the controversial Jonny Bairstow stumping and a flurry of abuse in the Lord’s Long Room, is revealed by the latest season of the Amazon Prime documentary.
